Add and Subtracting Word Problems

Addison put $213.00 into her account last week and took out $137.00 this week. How much money remains in her bank account?

• 193 dollars

• 268 dollars

• 350 dollars

• 76 dollars

My little brother is trying to figure out how many days are in winter. December has 11 days, January has 31 days, February has 28 days, and March has 21 days of winter. How many total days are there in winter? 

• 90 Days 
• 100 Days 
• 91 Days 
• 190 Days 

An airline pilot wants to measure how many miles they fly in a day. The pilot will make three trips in a day. The first trip is 675 miles. The second trip is 680 miles. The last trip will be 685 miles. How many total miles will the pilot fly that particular day? 

• 1,040 Miles
• 2,040 Miles 
• 2,240 Miles
• 2,480 Miles

The local school is collecting money to help pay for new recess equipment. The school wants to collect $2,000.00. If the school collects $1,455.00, then how much more money do they need to collect?

• $545

• $645

• $445

• $535

A fifth grader has 75 Pokemon cards. He lets his friend borrow 8 cards. Then he lets his other friend borrow 4 cards. How many cards does the fifth grader have after he lets his friends borrow some cards? 

• 52 cards
• 71 cards 
• 67 cards
• 63 cards 

A zoo has two new baby giraffes. The younger baby giraffe is a boy. The older baby giraffe is a girl. The girl giraffe 625 lbs. The boy giraffe weighs about 580 lbs. How much do the two giraffes weigh? 

• 1,105 lbs
• 3,155 lbs 
• 1,385 lbs
• 1,205 lbs

After two games of the 5th grade basketball season, the team has a 1 win, 1 loss record. In their win, the team scored 56 points. For their loss, they scored 27 points. How many more points did the team score in their first game than their second game? 

• 19 points
• 39 points
• 29 points 
• 49 points 

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes
• 725 cupcakes
• 720 cupcakes
• 729 cupcakes

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks
• 34 ducks
• 54 ducks
• 64 ducks

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395.00. He has $318.00. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87